''Groove Street'' is an album by jazz organist Larry Young which was recorded in 1962 and released on the

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Reception

The

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site awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Nothing all that substantial occurs, but fans of Jimmy Smith will enjoy the similar style that Larry Young had at the time."Yanow, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Larry Young except as indicated'' # "Groove Street" - 4:54 # "

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Spencer Williams Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Royal Garden Blues", "I've Found a New B ...

) - 5:25 # "

Sweet Lorraine "Sweet Lorraine" is a popular song with music by Cliff Burwell and words by Mitchell Parish that was published in 1928 and has become a jazz standard. It is written in F major and has an AABA structure. A version by Teddy Wilson charted in Oct ...

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Cliff Burwell Clifford R. Burwell (October 6, 1898 – October 10, 1976) was an American pianist and composer. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut on October 6, 1898. His most popular composition was "Sweet Lorraine," with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. He playe ...

Mitchell Parish Mitchell Parish (born Michael Hyman Pashelinsky; July 10, 1900 – March 31, 1993) was an American lyricist, notably as a writer of songs for stage and screen. Biography Parish was born to a Jewish family in Lithuania, Russian Empire in July 190 ...

) - 9:24 # "Gettin' into It" - 14:24 # "Talkin' About J.C." - 5:56

Personnel

* Larry Young - organ * Bill Leslie -

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Jimmie Smith James Howard Smith (born January 27, 1938) is an American jazz drummer. Early life and education Smith was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied at the Al Germansky School for Drummers from 1951 to 1954 and the Juilliard School in 1959 and 196 ...

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References

{{Authority control Larry Young (musician) albums 1962 albums Prestige Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Esmond Edwards